Silver Reed EXD10 User manual

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PREFACE
Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofour
PersonalMulti-Printer.
TheMulti-Printer,drivenbyDCbatteriesor
ACpower,printsoneitherplainorthermal
paperandproducesamazingrangeof
charactersandsymbolswithnoneofthe
botherofchangingprintingelements.
Calculationfeatureisalsoaddedtothis
printer.
Yourcarefulreadingofthismanualwillmaxi-
mizeyoureffectiveuseoftheMulti-Printer.
Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthismanual
maybereproducedinanymannerwhatso-
everwithoutthewrittenpermissionofthe
copyrightowner.
©CopyrightbySILVERSEIKO LTD. 1984

CONTENTS
SPECIFICATIONS2
DESCRIPTION3
POWERSOURCE4
To setthebatteries4
ACAdaptor4
ON/OFFSWITCH5
CASSETTERIBBON5
Toreplacethecassetteribbon5
TOSETPAPER6
SELECTORS7
PRINTModeSelector7
PRINT/CALModeSelector7
LineSpaceSelector7
DISPLAY8
Cursor8
DisplayDial8
TextontheDisplay8
PrintandCalculationModes8
"RETURN"9
"WEAKBATTERIES"9
ErrorSign"E"9
PrintHead9
FUNCTIONKEYS10
Tosetthemargin10
Toclearthemargin10
Tosetthetab 10
Toclearthetab11
TabAllClear11
ShiftKey11
ShiftLockKey11
SecondShiftKey11
SpaceBar11
ReturnKey12
BackSpaceKey12-13
Tab Key13
IndexKey13
BackIndexKey13
RepeatKey13
CALCULATION14
Tousethecalculationkeys14
Toprintthecalculations14
Tocorrectcalculations14
CalculationExample15
Incasethedigitsofthecalculated
resultsblink16
Incasetheerrorsign"E"appears....16
PRINTHEADCLEANING17
CARrANDMAINTENANCE17
eOFD.rFlCULTY18
IMPORTANT
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SPECIFICATIONS
PrintingMethod
DotMatrix
PrintingSpeed
Pitch
No.ofCharacters
PrintingWidth
MaximumLineLength
MaximumPaperWidth
Paper
Ribbon
CassetteRibbonCapacity
Power
Display
Keyboard
Calculation
ExternalDimensions
Weight
Option
Thermalprint
16x 10
10 cps.
10 ch./inch
132
7.5inches(190.5mm)
75characters
8.7inches (221 mm)
Plain/thermalpaper
Thermaltranscriptcassetteribbon
20,000characters
DC/AC
LCD(fullmatrix)5x7dots/ch.x 16 ch.
44characterkeys+18functionkeys
+, -,x , -r,=
12.6(W)x 9.8(D)x 2.2(H)inches
320(W)x 250(D)x 56(H)mm
6.6lbs.
3kg(w/Hard Case+ Batteries)
ACadaptor
Interface

DESCRIPTION
1.PaperBailCover
2.Platen
3.PaperReleaseLever
4.ConnectorforACAdaptor
5.ConnectorforInterface
6.ON/OFFSwitch
7.PrintModeSelector
8.BackSpaceKey
9.TabKey
10.TabSetKey
11.TabClearKey
12.RightMarginSetKey
13.LeftMarginSetKey
14.CalculationKeys
15.IndexKey
16.ReturnKey
17.BackIndexKey
18.ShiftKey
19.RepeatKey
20.CarryingHandle
21.SpaceBar
22.2ndShiftKey
23.ShiftLockKey
24.ShiftLockSignalLight
25.MarginReleaseKey
26.LineSpaceSelector
27.Print/CalModeSelector
28.DisplayControl
29.Display
Thefollowingaccessoriesare packed together
withthisprinter.
a.Plainandthermalpaper
(10sheetseach)
b.Cassetteribbon(3pieces)
c.Printheadcleaner (1 piece)
d.Hardcase
e.ACadaptor(option)
3

POWERSOURCE
Tosetthebatteries
1.Pressthelatchesofthebatterycompart-
mentlidonthebottomcoverasillustrated
andremovethelid.
2.Installfourbatterieswithcorrectpolarityas
/indicated.
3.Putthelidback.
Notes:
• Use four new "D" cell batteries.
IEC designation LR20 (Alkaline) or R20
(Manganese) batteries.
Alkaline batteries recommended.
•If the batteries are exhausted while in
operation, the message "WEAK
BATTERIES" willappear onthe display.
The batteries must be replaced with new
ones of the same kind.
• When the printer is not used for a long
period of time, remove the batteries to
avoid the damage that may be caused by
battery leakage or corrosion.
ACAdaptor
Beforeusingtheprinter,checkthebackplate
ontherearsidetoseewhetherthevoltage
shownaccordswithpowersupply.
ConnecttheACadaptorcordwiththejackon
therearoftheprinterandwitha power
outlet.
Notes:
• The installed batteries will be automatically
disconnected when the AC adaptor is
connected.
•If the AC adaptor is not in use for a long
time, unplug itto avoid damage.
• Use the designated AC adaptor only.
• The connector next to the adaptorjack is
for the optional interface.
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ON/OFFSWITCH
Openthehardcase.
TurningtheON/OFFswitchonwillmakethe
carrierperformtheinitialmovementandthe
Print/Calmodeconditionisshownonthe
display.A shortbeepsoundstwicetoin-
dicatethecompletionofinitialization.
Ifyouwishtoturnonthe ON / OFF Switch
rightafterswitchingoff,besuretowait2
secondsormore.
CASSETTERIBBON
Toreplacethecassetteribbon
1.Openthepaperbailcover(a).
2.Pullthepaperreleaselever(b)towards
you.
3.Removetheusedcassetteribbonbylifting
it up.
4.Removethestopper(c)ofthenew
cassetteribbonandattachittothecarrier.
5.Turntheribbonfeedknob(d)inthearrow
directionandkeeptheribbontapetight.
Makesurethattheprintheadtouchesthe
ribbontape.
6.Putthepaperreleaseleverbacktothe
originalposition.
Notes:
• When using the thermalpaper, be sure to
remove the cassette ribbon.
• Use the designated cassette ribbon only.
5

TOSETPAPER
1.Insertthepaperstraightbehindtheplaten.
2.Depresstheindexkey(a).Continuous
pressureonthiskeywillfeedthepaper.
3.Whenthepapercomesupfromunderthe
platen,openthepaperbailcoverandguide
thepaperthroughtheopeningunderthe
paperbailcover.
4.Putthepaperbailcoverbacktothe
originalposition.
Notes:
•If the paper is not set horizontally, pull the
paper release lever (c) towards you, and
the paper will be released to move freely.
• To feed the paper, use the index key (a) or
back index key (b). Do not pull out the
paper from the platen by hand.
6

SELECTORS
Thefollowingselectorsareprovidedonthis
printer.Theselectorsmustbesetproperly
priortooperation.
PrintModeSelector
Thisselectorisusedinconjunctionwiththe
Print/Calmodeselector.
•PRINTMode
Forprinting.
•N PRINT(NONPRINT)Mode
Noprintingisperformed,butcharacters
areonlyshownonthedisplay.
Print/CalModeSelector
•DP(DIRECTPRINT)Mode
Charactersareprinteddirectlyontothe
paperasthekeyisdepressed.Correction
oferrorsonthepaperisnotpossible.
Setthemarginandtabinthismode.
•CP(CORRECTIONPRINT)Mode
Printingcommenceswhenthedisplayof
15-charactersplusthecursorbecomesfull.
Thefirstcharacterprintsoutafterthe16th
character(includingspace)isinput.Cor-
rectionoferrorsonthedisplaycanbe
madebyusingthebackspacekey.
•CAL(CALCULATION)Mode
Thismodeisusedforcalculationof4 basic
rules:+,-,x , -r.
Notes:
• Depress the return key before setting the
Print mode selector orthe Print/Cat mode
selector.
• Depress one key at a time.
LineSpaceSelector
• 1 — 1-linespacing(1/6inch/line)
• 11/2 — 11/2-linespacing(1/4inch/line)
•2 — 2-linespacing(1/3inch/line)
PRINT
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DISPLAY
Cursor
Amaximumof 16 charactersappearonthe
display.A charactercanbeinputwherethe
cursorblinks.
Ontherightmarginorrightfinalposition,the
cursordisappearsand a beepsounds.
DisplayDial
Usethisdialtoadjustthedisplaybrightness
tooperator'sdiscretion.
TextontheDisplay
Depress a key,andthecharacterwillappear
onthecursorpositionmovingthecursorto
therightofthecharacter.
Whenthe16thcharacterisinput,allthe
charactersonthedisplaywillmovetotheleft.
abcdefyhijkI mo!
bcdefghijk1nnopi
PrintMode
Selector Print/CalMode
Selector Display
DPMode
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PRINTMode CPMode CORRECTION
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CALMode CFLLC
LOTION
NPRINTMode
DP,CPMode NON PRINT
NPRINTMode
CALMode CflLC
LOTION
PrintandCalculationModes
Whentheprinterisswitchedon,therequiredmodeappearsonthedisplayinthefollowing
combination.
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"RETURN"
Whilethecarrierisreturningtotheleft
margin,RETURNappearsonthedisplayand
inputofcharacterscannotbedone. RETURN
"WEAKBATTERIES"
Whenthebatteriesareexhausted,"WEAK
BATTERIES"willappearonthedisplay.(See
thenoteonpage4.) WEAK BATTERIES
ErrorSign"E"
IntheCALmode,ifthedigitsoverflow,"E"
willappearonthedisplay.(See"Incasethe
errorsign'E'appears"onpage16.) E
PrintHead
Thewhiteline(a)ontheprinthead(b)on
thecarrierindicatesthenextprinting
position.
Whileprinting,thelasttwocharactersare
behindtheprintheadandarenotvisible.
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FUNCTIONKEYS (U.S.A./AustraliaKeyboard901/1)
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PRINTNPRINT
TAB+ TA8-
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LMARRMAR
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2NDSHIFT
Tosetthemargin
1.SetthePrintmodeselectortoPRINT.
PRINTNPRINT
2.SetthePrint/CalmodeselectortoDP.
iLDP
'•CP
.'CAL
3.Movethecarrierbydepressingthespace
barorbackspacekeytotherequired
position.
4.Depresstheleftorrightmarginsetkey.
LMARRMAR
GD(ED
5.A beepsoundstoaffirmthatthemargin
settingoperationisineffect.
Notes:
• The left margin cannot be set to the right
of the right margin and vice versa.
• The distance between the left and the right
margins must be no less than 2 spaces.
•A beep sounds seven spaces before and
when reaching the right margin.
REPEAT( )$
Toclearthemargin
1.Movethecarriertothepresentmarginset
position.
2.Depressthemarginreleasekey.
Notes:
•A new margin dears the old margin.
• Margin settings are also cleared when the
printer is switched off.
Tosetthetab
1.SetthePrintmodeselectortoPRINT.
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2. SetthePrint/CalmodeselectortoDP.
^DP
CP
PCAL
3.Movethecarriertotherequiredposition.
4.Depressthetabsetkey.
TAB +
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5.A beepsoundstoaffirmthesettingofthe
tab.
Note:
•Up to 16 tabs can be set.
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Toclearthetab
1.Movethecarriertothetabsetpositionby
depressingthetabkey.
2.Depressthetabclearkey.
TAB-
GD
3.A beepsoundstoaffirmtheclearingofthe
tab set.
TabAllClear
Depressingthetabclearkeywhilepushing
thesecondshiftkeyclearsallthetabsettings
inDPorCPmoderegardlessofthecarrier
position.
TAB-
GD
2NDSHIFT
Note:
•All the tab settings are also cleared when
the printer is switched off.
ShiftKey
Eitheroftheshiftkeysallowstheprinterto
printcapitalsandcharacters/symbolsshown
ontheupperpartofthekeytop.Also,it
releasesshiftlock.
SecondShiftKey
• Combined Characters
Therearefivesilentsymbols.Thesymbols
canbecombinedwithcharactersasshown
formingparticularcharacters.
AEIOUaeiou
ANOano
Toformacombinedcharacter,input a
symbolwhiledepressingthesecondshift
key.Thecarrierdoesnotmoveandre-
mainsintheposition.
Then,printtherequiredcharactercom-
pletingtheformationofthecombined
character.
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rim A LDP
•CP
•CAL
ShiftLockKey
Theshiftislockedinpositionforcontinuous
printingwiththesignallighton.
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• Special CharactersandSymbols
Specialcharactersandsymbolsonthe
keyboardpanelcanbeprintedbydepress-
ingthecorrespondingkeyswhiledepress-
ingthesecondshiftkey.
Note:
• [ZD shows the print headposition.
SpaceBar
Thecarrierspacestotheright.Forrepeat
action,depressitcontinuously.
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FUNCTIONKEYS (U.S.A./AustraliaKeyboard901/1)
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2NDSHIFT
ReturnKey
•IntheDPMode:
Depressingthekeyreturnsthecarrierto
theleftmarginwiththerequiredlinespace.
•IntheCALMode:
Depressingthekeytriggersprintingofthe
answerofcalculation,andafterprinting
thecarrierreturnstotheleftmargin.(See
"CALCULATION"onpage14.)
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•IntheCPMode:
Depressingthekeyreturnsthecarrierto
theleftmarginafterprintingoutthe
charactersonthedisplay.
BackSpaceKey
• In theDPMode:
Depressingthekeybackspacesthecarrier
totheleft.Simultaneouslythecursor
movestothelefterasingthelastcharacter
onthedisplay.Correctioncannotbemade
inthismode.
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• In theCPMode:
Depressingthekeymovesthecursortothe
lefterasingthelastcharacteronthe
display.Correctioncanbemadeinthis
way.Afterthecursorreachestheleft
limit,thecarriermovestoleft.
TabKey
Depressingthekeymovesthecarriertothe
nexttabstop.IntheCPorCALmode,ifthere
arecharactersornumeralsonthedisplay,the
carrierwillmovetothenexttabstopafter
printingthemout.
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• In theCALMode:
Depressingthekeymovesthecarriertothe
leftandnumeralsonthedisplayarenot
erased,withthecoursorstayinginthe
position.
IndexKey
Depressingthekeyfeedsthepapertothe
forwarddirectionby 1 /24inchincrements
(aquarterlineatLineSpace"1").
CZDI
BackIndexKey
Depressingthekeyfeedsthepapertothe
reversedirectionby 1 /24inchincrements
(aquarterlineatLineSpace"1")..
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RepeatKey
Depressingthekeyrepeatsoperationofthe
lastdepressedalphanumericorfunctionkey.
Calculationkeysarenotrepeated.
REPEAT
Thefollowingkeysrepeatthemselveswhen
continuingtodepress:
SpaceBar
BackSpaceKey
ReturnKey
IndexKeyCZD$
BackIndexKey)
TabKey
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CALCULATION
IntheCALmode,thefourbasicrulesof
calculationcanbemade.
Tousethecalculationkeys
1.SetthePrint/CalmodeselectortoCAL.
IDP
CP
PCAL
2.SettheprintselectortoPRINTorN PRINT
toyourdiscretion.
PRINTNPRINT
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ThefollowingkeyscanbeusedintheCAL
mode.
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Numericalkeys
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Arithmetickeys®GD®QG=D
Clearkey
Hyphenkey
Spacebar
Indexkey
Backindexkey
Tab key
Returnkey
Marginreleasekey
Repeatkey
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REPEAT
Notes:
•If you use the other keys such as the equal
key inthe alphanumeric keyboard than the
above, a longer beep sounds and calcula-
tion cannot be made.
• The hyphen key can be used as a minus
number sign. e.g. 5 x (-2)= - 10
The bracket cannot be input norprinted out.
Toprintthecalculations
(See"CalculationExample"onpage15.)
1.Depresstherequirednumericalkeys.
2.Depressanyofthecalculationkeys.The
numeralswillprintout.
3.Depresstherequirednumericalkeys.
4.Depresstheequalkey.Thesecondblockof
numeralswillprintout.
5.Depressinganyofthefollowingkeyswill
printouttheanswer:
Return,TaborSpace
Notes:
•Do not use any numerical key or calcula-
tion key forprinting the answer.
•In case you want to print several calcula-
tions inthe same line, it is recommended
to preset the tab and use the tab key to
print the answers out.
Tocorrectthecalculations
Tocorrectthecalculationinputonthedisplay,
depresstheclearkeyasspecifiedbelow.
(1)ONCEforcancelingnumeral(s)—the
numeral(s)disappears.
(2)ONCEforclearingthecalculationafterthe
answerisgivenonthedisplay.
(3)TWICEfor all clear.
Note:
• To correct an arithmetic symbol before
inputting numerals, just input a correct
symbol following the wrong one.
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CalculationExample
AdditionandSubstraction:
e.g.-1+ 2 - 3 = -2
1.DepressQzJ
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MultiplicationandDivision:
e.g.12.3x 456-s-4 = 1402.2
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5.Depressthereturnkeytoprinttheanswer,
ordepresstheclearkeyONCEtoclear. 5.Depressthereturnkeytoprinttheanswer, ordepresstheclearkeyONCEtoclear.
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Incasethedigitsofthe
calculatedresultsblink
Incasethedigitsofthecalculatedresults
blinkonthedisplay,theblinkingdigitsare
beyondtherightmarginandcannotbe
printedinthesameline.
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Inthiscase,proceed as follows:
• Depress themarginreleasekeytobypass
themarginandtheblinkingwillstop.Then
depressreturnkey,andthedigitswillprint
out.
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Ifthedigitreachestherightfinalposition,
alinespacemustbedone.
IIf thereturnkeyisdepressed,thedigitsex-
cludingtheblinkingoneswillprintoutand
thecarrierreturnstotheleftmargin.
Toprinttheremainingdigits,redepressthe
returnkey,tabkeyorspacebar.
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Incasetheerrorsign"E"appears
Thedisplayindicates"E"(ERROR)signinthe
followingcases:
•Whenmorethan 12 digitsintegerisinput.
•Whentheintegerpartofcalculationresult
exceeds 12 digits.
•Whendividedby 0 indivisioncalculation.
Inthiscase,the"E"willbeclearedby
depressingtheclearkey.
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PRINTHEADCLEANING
Theprintheadmustbecleanedatregularin-
tervalswiththeaccessoryprintheadcleaner.
Tocleantheprinthead
1.Removethepaperifinsertedintheplaten.
Pullthepaperreleaselevertowardsyou.
2.Printoutcharacters,ifanyonthedisplay,
bydepressingthereturnkey.
3.Removethecassetteribbon.
4.Removecontaminantsbyrubbingthe
shadedportion(a)withtheheadcleaner.
5.Putthepaperreleaselevertoitsoriginal
position.
Note:
• Use the designatedprint head cleaner only.
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CAREANDMAINTENANCE
Pleasecarefullyfollowtheinstructionsbelow
sothatyourprinterwillalwaysperformwith
theoptimumefficiency.
1.WhenusingtheACadaptor,usethepower
ofthedesignatedvoltageandfrequency.
2.Absolutelydonotuseanorganicsolvent
likethinnertocleantheoutsideofthe
printer.
3.Donotinsertpaperwithclipsorsetting
pins.Theywilldamagetheprinterorcause
afailure.
4.Donotusetheprinterintheenvironment
whereelectrostaticorelectro-magnetic
fieldexistsorinextremetemperature.
5.Donotusetheprinterinanextremely
dustyorhumidplace,orunderdirect
sunlight.
6.Forstoringorhand-carrying,coverthe
printerwiththehardcase.
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INCASEOFDIFFICULTY
Thefollowingis a quickreferencetableifthe
printerdoesnotoperate.Iftheproblem
persists,thenconsultyournearestdealer.
PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSES
Theprinterwillnotoperateatall. Makesure:
—theACadaptorispluggedin.
—fourbatteriesareinstalledwithcorrectpolarity.
—thebatteriesarenotexhausted.
Printingisnotperformedwhen
thekeysaredepressed. Makesure:
—theprintmodeselectorissetonPRINTmode.
—thecassetteribbonisproperlyset.
—thecassetteribbonisnotdepleted.
—thethermalpaperisproperlyused.(Thechemically
processedsidefacingyou.)
—theprintheadisnotcontaminated.
—thepaperreleaseleverisputinitsoriginalposition.
Marginsortabscannotbeset
properly. Makesure:
-thePRINT/CALmodeselectorissetonDPmode.
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